supreme en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/ (UK)
- /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/ (UK)
- /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ (UK)
- /səˈpɹim/ (US)
- /ˌsuˈpɹim/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
Meanings
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Dominant, having power over all others.
The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:
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(postpositional, sometimes) Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
supreme disgust
But they will come away with an enhanced understanding of, and even sympathy for, the man who, according to at least one of his associates, was the “supreme gangster in the U.S., the top man … the big boss.”
2021 February 9, Jenna Weissman Joselit, “Was Bugsy Siegel the ‘Supreme Gangster’? A Biography Makes the Case”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:supreme courage
- Situated at the highest part or point.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supremest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| supremer | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more supreme | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| suprême | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most supreme | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
supremacy · supreme being · supreme court · Supreme Leader · hypersupreme · supremacist · Supreme Soviet · supremely · supreme sacrifice · unsupreme · supremity · supremacism · supremeness · supremist · supreme moment · supreme leader · supersupreme · reign supreme · supreme moderator
Relateds
Synonyms
predominant · regnant · preponderant
Translations (60)
ro suprem (dominant) · ru высоча́йший (dominant) · ru наивы́сший (dominant) · be вярхо́ўны (dominant) · ca suprem (dominant) · vi tối cao (dominant) · hi सर्वोच्च (dominant) · mi ikeike (Highest, utmost) · eo supera (dominant) · bg върховен (dominant) · uk верхо́вний (dominant) · ru вы́сший (dominant) · fr suprême (dominant) · vi cao nhất (Highest, utmost) · hu legfelsőbb (dominant) · hy բարձրագույն (dominant) · mk највисок (dominant) · ka უზენაესი (dominant) · fi ylivertainen (dominant) · hi सर्वोच्च (Highest, utmost) · gl supremo (dominant) · ka უდიდესი (dominant) · tr ulu (dominant) · hy գերագույն (dominant) · de oberster (dominant) · nl opperst (dominant) · nl oppermachtige (dominant) · la supremus (dominant) · cmn 最高 (dominant) · pl najwyższy (dominant) · ko 최고 (dominant) · tr yüksek (dominant) · grc ἀνώτατος (dominant) · nrf suprême (dominant) · uk найви́щий (dominant) · ka უმაღლესი (dominant) · de höchster (dominant) · ja 最高の (dominant) · tr yüce (dominant) · nl opperste (dominant) · ms agung (dominant) · ia supreme (dominant) · is æðstur (dominant) · ja 至高の (dominant) · be найвышэ́йшы (dominant) · it suprema (dominant) · ms tertinggi (dominant) · cmn 至高 (dominant) · cmn 至上 (dominant) · be гало́ўны (dominant) · mk врховен (dominant) · vi tối cao (Highest, utmost) · es supremo (dominant) · it supremo (dominant) · el ανώτατος (dominant) · mi taioreore (dominant) · ru верхо́вный (dominant) · rap mau (dominant) · ga ardcheannasach (dominant) · pt supremo (dominant)